Buffalo_Gal Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 This is a very informative "follow the money" article. Dem Dot Coms vs. Trump's Soldiers and Steelworkers Politics has its style and its substance. Style requires the 2020 candidates to stump in New Hampshire diners and eat corn dogs at Iowa fairs. These stylistic rites of passage in American politics are on the verge of irrelevance as the kingmakers in California push up their primary and as the effort to eliminate the electoral college gains traction among the 2020 Democrats and, more importantly, their donors. Forget the New Hampshire diners and Iowa corn dogs, the truth can be found if you follow the money. The 2020 race is all about touting the democracy of small donors with a 130,000 donor threshold for the third Democrat debate. But certain zip codes keep coming up for the top Democrat candidates. The 100XX zip codes of Manhattan, the 90XXX zip codes of Los Angeles, the 94XXX zip codes of San Francisco, the 98XXX zip codes of Seattle, the 20XXX zip codes of D.C. and the 02XXX zip codes of Boston. These are the core zip codes of the Democrat donor base. They are the pattern that recur in the campaign contributions lists of the top Democrats. And they explain the politics of the 2020 race. </snip> New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles show up in the top 5 donor cities for most of the top 2020 candidates, including Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker and Pete Buttigieg. Boston shows up in the top 10, not only for Bernie and Warren, but for Kamala and Buttigieg. Seattle appears in the top 10 for Bernie, Warren, and Buttigieg. Washington D.C. features in the top 10 for Bernie, Booker, Warren, Kamala, and Buttigieg. And the rest of America doesn’t really matter. </snip> The democracy of small donors is illusory not only by zip code, but by industry. Google isn’t the largest company in America, but, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, its employees show up on the top company contributor lists for Kamala, Sanders, Buttigieg, and, Warren. Despite Warren’s supposed threat to break up big dot coms and Sanders’ talk of going after big companies, Google employees were the top backers of both candidates. </snip> After Google, University of California employees are the biggest donors to both Bernie and Warren. They also show up, somewhat less surprisingly, on the donor leaderboards for Kamala Harris and Buttigieg. The prominence of California college employees on donor lists for candidates from the other side of the country shows the sheer financial wealth of taxpayer funded institutions in California. </snip> 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 32 minutes ago, /dev/null said: The good news is Benevolent Bernie has bestowed a $15 minimum wage to his workers The bad news is their hours are being cut https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bernie-sanders-campaign-announces-it-will-cut-hours-to-pay-staffers-15-minimum-wage-prompting-mockery But hey, $15 is only fair amirite? Now is the time to invest in companies that build kiosk machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterRob Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 20 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said: This is a very informative "follow the money" article. Dem Dot Coms vs. Trump's Soldiers and Steelworkers Politics has its style and its substance. Style requires the 2020 candidates to stump in New Hampshire diners and eat corn dogs at Iowa fairs. These stylistic rites of passage in American politics are on the verge of irrelevance as the kingmakers in California push up their primary and as the effort to eliminate the electoral college gains traction among the 2020 Democrats and, more importantly, their donors. Forget the New Hampshire diners and Iowa corn dogs, the truth can be found if you follow the money. The 2020 race is all about touting the democracy of small donors with a 130,000 donor threshold for the third Democrat debate. But certain zip codes keep coming up for the top Democrat candidates. The 100XX zip codes of Manhattan, the 90XXX zip codes of Los Angeles, the 94XXX zip codes of San Francisco, the 98XXX zip codes of Seattle, the 20XXX zip codes of D.C. and the 02XXX zip codes of Boston. These are the core zip codes of the Democrat donor base. They are the pattern that recur in the campaign contributions lists of the top Democrats. And they explain the politics of the 2020 race. </snip> New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles show up in the top 5 donor cities for most of the top 2020 candidates, including Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker and Pete Buttigieg. Boston shows up in the top 10, not only for Bernie and Warren, but for Kamala and Buttigieg. Seattle appears in the top 10 for Bernie, Warren, and Buttigieg. Washington D.C. features in the top 10 for Bernie, Booker, Warren, Kamala, and Buttigieg. And the rest of America doesn’t really matter. </snip> The democracy of small donors is illusory not only by zip code, but by industry. Google isn’t the largest company in America, but, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, its employees show up on the top company contributor lists for Kamala, Sanders, Buttigieg, and, Warren. Despite Warren’s supposed threat to break up big dot coms and Sanders’ talk of going after big companies, Google employees were the top backers of both candidates. </snip> After Google, University of California employees are the biggest donors to both Bernie and Warren. They also show up, somewhat less surprisingly, on the donor leaderboards for Kamala Harris and Buttigieg. The prominence of California college employees on donor lists for candidates from the other side of the country shows the sheer financial wealth of taxpayer funded institutions in California. </snip> Correct me if I am wrong but did not Google "insist" on its employees make donations to campaigns and not to ones that were conservative's a several years back? Further, that some companies had a bulletin board up where dollar amounts and campaigns were noted for each employee? Of course an employee is "free" to donate to any campaign that they choose but not all contributions would be noted i.e. Republicans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, RochesterRob said: Correct me if I am wrong but did not Google "insist" on its employees make donations to campaigns and not to ones that were conservative's a several years back? Further, that some companies had a bulletin board up where dollar amounts and campaigns were noted for each employee? Of course an employee is "free" to donate to any campaign that they choose but not all contributions would be noted i.e. Republicans. I am not sure what you are suggesting. Google is forcing people to make their political campaign donations public? No one who is employed by Google is "allowed" to donated to a Republican? California has an anti-political discrimination law. Google is so powerful it probably can do as it likes, but I am sure Google is well stocked with the "correct" kind of activists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterRob Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 10 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said: I am not sure what you are suggesting. Google is forcing people to make their political campaign donations public? No one who is employed by Google is "allowed" to donated to a Republican? California has an anti-political discrimination law. Google is so powerful it probably can do as it likes, but I am sure Google is well stocked with the "correct" kind of activists. I don't know if Google is making donations public which is why I put that in a different sentence from the Google comment. No doubt some companies are not mandating who their employees are donating to but just publicizing the donations to candidates they favor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 1 minute ago, RochesterRob said: I don't know if Google is making donations public which is why I put that in a different sentence from the Google comment. No doubt some companies are not mandating who their employees are donating to but just publicizing the donations to candidates they favor. Ah, I see. I have no idea. You could probably comment on that article and ask him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 ...I think Carter should run so Joe is the FAR younger choice...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 2020 Democrats Are Starting to Turn Obama’s Legacy Against Biden. SOMEBODY CALL 911: Iowahawk offers Bernie Sanders a suggestion in his quest to abolish the Electoral College. EVERGREEN HEADLINE: Good economic news is awkward for Democratic candidates. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 The Democrats’ 2020 Campaign Theme Is “You Americans Are Terrible” by Kurt Schlichter Original Article The Democrats’ 2020 theme is that you are terrible and the party’s slogan will be “Americans suck, vote for us.” The precise candidate who will employ it is not important because they all embrace the notion that punishing the essential moral failure of you and me and every other Normal American is the key goal of the Donkey Party. That goes equally for the Handsey Old Prospector, the Socialist Squaw, Crusty the Commie, Spartacus Sharpton, Starchild, the Furry, Not Ms. Willie Brown, the Unfabulous Gay Guy, and the many Unfabulous Ungay Guys. They all agree that you are terrible because you don’t know your place, which is behind a rock pushing it endlessly uphill for the benefit of people who hate you. Remember Animal Farm from back when you were in school and they taught it as a chilling warning about socialism instead of as a how-to manual? Remember the horse who got worked nearly to death then got sent to the glue farm? Guess what? You’re the horse. Your job is to work to generate taxes and feed the cities and defend the country while your betters clink Chardonnay glasses between bouts of redistributing the fruits of your labor to buy the votes of their slack Democrat political constituencies. And besides being the engine that powers the establishment, you also fulfill another important function. You’re the liberal elite’s punching bag, the scapegoat, the convenient excuse for every flaw, failing and foul-up in the society that very same elite runs. You don’t get the credit you’re due; instead you get scorn, because that scorn both gins up the elite’s dopey allies and acts to keep you in line. It’s a stick to beat you and a chain to bind you.Except people are getting sick of being beaten and bound. Unless you are a Never Trumper, in which case you’re probably into that scene. What are your crimes? Heck, what aren’t your crimes? You’re greedy because you don’t want to pay taxes so foreign freeloaders can get better free medical care than our vets. You’re stupid because you think there’s just two genders and that you don’t consider a “bi-curious femme-friendly questioning two-spirit” an option. You’re a monster for wondering why boys in drag are competing (and setting “records”) in girls’ sports and for not accepting that men have periods too. You’re terrible for interfering in things you know nothing about by rejecting any new endless wars – how dare you question the experts who have laid down such a solid track record of success over the last three decades! You’re a superstitious knuckle-dragger for believing in God and a heretic for denying that last week’s thunderstorm was not a direct result of Trump’s failure to enter into the Paris Accords 2.0 and finally ban drinking straws. You’re a brute for liking guns and big cars and being able to do a push-up. You’re everything bad, including things that aren’t even things. Just take a word and stick an -ist or a -phobe on it and that’s what you are. Racist. Sexist. Ableist. Imperialist. Global Warming Denialist. Fatist. Homophobe. Islamophobe. Transphobe. Confronting-Your-Owning-A-Dog-privilegephobe. Blah blah blah blah blah. More at the link: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for July 22, 2019. “The second debate field is set, Bernie Bernies Bernie, Beto plunders staff from even less successful campaigns.” . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 I wonder if she realizes that she is already a member of Congress and can act now. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, KRC said: I wonder if she realizes that she is already a member of Congress and can act now. To Democrats, the President makes the laws, the Judiciary certifies them, and Congress is nothing more than an activist group. Of course she doesn't realize it's her job. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, DC Tom said: To Democrats, the President makes the laws, the Judiciary certifies them, and Congress is nothing more than an activist group. Of course she doesn't realize it's her job. I saw your fascism response to her on the Twitter. Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 hour ago, DC Tom said: To Democrats, the President makes the laws, the Judiciary certifies them, and Congress is nothing more than an activist group. Of course she doesn't realize it's her job. It's a quadrennial thing. Every 4 years people run presidential campaigns as if they are running for King as opposed to President of the United States of America figuring we won't know the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 6 minutes ago, reddogblitz said: It's a quadrennial thing. Every 4 years people run presidential campaigns as if they are running for King as opposed to President of the United States of America figuring we won't know the difference. No, it's an annual thing since about 2005. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 C-SPAN: Big Tech Will ‘Go All Out’ To Defeat Trump in 2020. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Buffalo_Gal Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 I can't decide which is crazier... Cory Booker thinking he has measurable testosterone, or that Trump would just take the punch and not hit back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section122 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Buffalo_Gal said: I can't decide which is crazier... Cory Booker thinking he has measurable testosterone, or that Trump would just take the punch and not hit back. Talking about physical violence from a senator to the president with cheers from the crowd. What the ***** is going on?!?!?! This is all so embarrassing America. This right here. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeginnersMind Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, section122 said: Talking about physical violence from a senator to the president with cheers from the crowd. What the ***** is going on?!?!?! This is all so embarrassing America. This right here. Agreed 100%. It's not like it hasn't happened before but it's still bad. Slime begets slime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Buffalo_Gal said: I can't decide which is crazier... Cory Booker thinking he has measurable testosterone, or that Trump would just take the punch and not hit back. Sarah Palin drawing crosshairs on a map = inciting violence a public official Corey Booker threatening violence against the sitting President = And they wonder why people in flyover country are fed up 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 Tulsi Gabbard takes a swipe at Harris. Calls her unfit to be President. https://apple.news/A1OoOewijRKerWpMCCs05-w 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 ...... Presidential Candidate Julian Castro’s Mother Helped Found a Racist Hate Group. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Bernie, the bros ain't happy... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeginnersMind Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 48 minutes ago, snafu said: Tulsi Gabbard takes a swipe at Harris. Calls her unfit to be President. https://apple.news/A1OoOewijRKerWpMCCs05-w Swiping at the front runner can help in the polls. Harris got a big bump for taking on Biden. Gabbard is trying to play the same game but she’s probably too far out of it to make a move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 53 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said: Bernie, the bros ain't happy... The socialist has socialist labor practices. Film at 11. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatdrought Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Beto, property of Zodiac Killer. 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 23 hours ago, BeginnersMind said: Agreed 100%. It's not like it hasn't happened before but it's still bad. Slime begets slime. Rape is bad but it's happened before. Plus she was wearing a short skirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albwan Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Marianne Williamson: ‘I am not a cult leader’ Lol.... at the moment when you have to make that statement... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Francis trying to score points with a jab at Ted Cruz, but Cruz with an awesome riposte 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB3 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 15 hours ago, whatdrought said: Beto, property of Zodiac Killer. Cruz has been on top of his game with his Twitter replies this past year. I think Trump rubbed off on him a little bit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeginnersMind Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, LBSeeBallLBGetBall said: Cruz has been on top of his game with his Twitter replies this past year. I think Trump rubbed off on him a little bit. Can we be better than this? Edited July 25, 2019 by BeginnersMind 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB3 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 1 minute ago, BeginnersMind said: Can we be better than this? Better than making jokes that are in no way offensive and actually humanize a boring politician? I hope not. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatdrought Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 36 minutes ago, LBSeeBallLBGetBall said: Better than making jokes that are in no way offensive and actually humanize a boring politician? I hope not. Maybe he means better than Trump rubbing off on Cruz.... nobody wants to see that.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 On 7/23/2019 at 7:23 PM, Buffalo_Gal said: Bernie, the bros ain't happy... Bernie Bros got their money. Honestly? This never should have been an issue. The person in charge of Bernie's campaign staff should have made certain everyone earned $15+ an hour from the start of the campaign. When you are running on a promise, at least be aware enough to fulfill the promise yourself whenever possible. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Bernie’s in California today harvestI got money from millionaires so he can pay his staff a minimum wage. Or maybe so he can buy another house! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Kirsten Gillibrand Wants Ten Trillion of Your Dollars to Fight Climate Change Or Whatever. “I always love promises like this. ‘Prioritize rural advancement, frontline communities, and marginalized voices’ sounds awfully nice, doesn’t it? What it means in practice is a slush fund for paying off various interest groups, both urban and rural. There’s other people’s money for everyone!” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 4 hours ago, BeginnersMind said: Can we be better than this? Sadly this is the new normal and I suspect it's here to stay. Even post Trump. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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